Introduction
Vittoria "Vicky" Piria (born 11 November 1993 in Milan) is an Italian racing driver. She is daughter of Italian father and British mother. Also she raced under British license in Formula 2000 Light.
Career
Karting
Piria began karting in 2003 and raced primarily in her native Italy for the majority of this part of her career, working her way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 category by 2008.
Formula Renault and Formula Lista Junior
In 2009, Piria graduated to single-seaters, but had only part-time entries. She contested in Italian Formula 2000 Light and Formula Renault 2.0 championships for Tomcat Racing, having participate just six and two races respectively. Also she competed in Formula Lista Junior opening round at Dijon.
Formula Abarth
In 2010, Piria switched to the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy, stating with Tomcat Racing. Her best result was a finish in fourteenth place at Magione that brought her 34th place in the series standings. Piria remained in Formula Abarth for a second season in 2011 but switched to Prema Powerteam, when the series split in European and Italian series. She had five-pointscoring finishes in Italian and three European Series and finally finished fifteenth and eighteenth respectively.
GP3 Series
Piria made her debut in the GP3 Series in 2012 with Trident Racing, who took over Addax Team's entry. Piria finished the season without scoring championship points and a best finish of 12th.
European F3 Open
In 2013 Piria raced in European F3 Open with BVM Racing. She finished tenth in points.
Pro Mazda
In 2014 she will race for JDC Motorsports in the Pro Mazda Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy. She is one of three female drivers contesting the 2014 championship.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Formula 2000 Light | Tomcat Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19th |
| Formula 2000 Light Winter Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9th | ||
| Italian Formula Renault Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29th | ||
| Formula Lista Junior | Daltec Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | |
| 2010 | Formula Abarth | Tomcat Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| 2011 | Formula Abarth Italian Series | Prema Powerteam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15th |
| Formula Abarth European Series | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th | ||
| 2012 | GP3 Series | Trident Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2013 | European F3 Open | BVM Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10th |
| 2014 | Pro Mazda Championship | JDC Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26th |
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Trident Racing | CAT FEA 22 | CAT SPR 16 | MON FEA 19 | MON SPR 12 | VAL FEA 17 | VAL SPR 18 | SIL FEA 18 | SIL SPR 21 | HOC FEA 14 | HOC SPR Ret | HUN FEA 20 | HUN SPR 19 | SPA FEA 16 | SPA SPR 19 | MNZ FEA 16 | MNZ SPR Ret | 26th | 0 |
Pro Mazda Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | JDC Motorsports | STP 19 | STP DNS | BAR 13 | BAR 13 | IMS | IMS | LOR | HOU | HOU | MOH | MOH | MIL | SON | SON | 26th | 17 |